Pullman West Virginia Map

About Pullman, West Virginia

Pullman is a locality in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 286. The population density is 112.4 people per km². Pullman is located at 39.1873°N, 80.9498°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26421.

Pullman’s landscape unfurls in a quiet series of green folds, where the hills of Ritchie County gently dip and rise, a soft topography that suggests more of a sigh than a dramatic announcement. It lies 33.2 miles east of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 99°T), and is situated 5.7 miles east-south-east of Harrisville. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, particularly potent in the hushed hours after a rain, when the very light seems to thicken, turning the emerald of the pastures to a deeper, more contemplative hue. Farmsteads, scattered like thoughtful punctuation marks across the rolling terrain, are softened by the overhanging limbs of oak and maple, their structures weathered to a sympathetic grey, blending into the natural contours of the land as if they'd grown there. The narrow roads, often paved with asphalt that has seen its share of seasons, wind their way along the hollows, revealing glimpses of creek beds where the water, when present, moves with a murmur rather than a roar, a constant, subtle presence beneath the overarching sky. The history of Pullman is inextricably linked to the resourceful spirit of the region, a place where the extraction of oil and gas once pulsed with a vibrant, if sometimes fleeting, energy, leaving behind a legacy of industry etched into the very character of the land. While those boom times have receded, a quiet resilience persists, with agriculture and small-scale enterprises forming the bedrock of its present-day economy, the fields yielding their bounty under the same sun that once warmed the prospectors and drillers. The absence of grand monuments is itself a kind of distinction, allowing the everyday narrative of Pullman to unfold without the clamor of overt historical markers, its story told instead in the enduring strength of its people and the enduring, subtle beauty of its rolling hills.

About This Pullman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pullman, West Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.187304, -80.94983. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Pullman and Ritchie County.

Detailed location data for Pullman includes the ZIP code (26421), telephone area code (304), county seat of Ritchie County (Harrisville), and school district assignment (Ritchie County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Pullman is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.